Lawrence Booth for the Daily Mail's recent articles

Reflecting on the horrific nine-wicket loss to Sri Lanka in Wellington after England had scored 309 for 6, Eoin Morgan sought comfort in stats. Stats work – and they don’t. At their best, they confirm hunches. At their worst, they become a usefully faceless scapegoat: don’t blame us, we were only following the stats!
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THE TOP SPIN: As England near the end of their one-day series in Sri Lanka, and with the World Cup less than two months away, there remain as many questions as answers. Here are a few – less obvious ones – to be getting on with, including the lack of Alex Hales and Eoin Morgan's loss of form.
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TOP SPIN - LAWRENCE BOOTH IN PALLEKELE: Alas, no sooner has something promising been unearthed than it will be put back in its box: Alastair Cook returns on Wednesday after serving his over-rate ban, and the selectors will be almost back to where they started, agonising over Alex Hales and trying to convince themselves that the captain really is the answer.
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